The Talk Shoppe

Welcome back everybody, Episode 100, Sam's uber-motivated ex-army roommate, take THAT Kentucky, Sam's bet / life hack, the Halloween Capital of The World, Altoids are weaker now, Sam's reality TV show pitch, The Oxford Test, Bible "stines", the ultimate "Welcome to Diverse City" review, Sam traumatizes a Sunday School class, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, Alec Baldwin, nearing episode 100, being creative, this modern era of internet and information, the 'Conspiracy Brain', your average person just doesn't care, Sam's deck exploded, video games we might have missed, Sam's dreams, Beanie Babies, Cory discovers Tom Clancy, Sam talks Jurassic Park, what did we learn today?

Welcome back once again to The Talk Shoppe Megasode, for the year 2022. Join the bois as we wrap the year and burn our way through our arbitrary lists.

Packed with rabbit trails and non-sequitur, there's sure to be something to tickle your fancy at some point in this almost 6 hour endeavor. As a bonus, this is probably our most comprehensible Megasode yet!

Here's some handy time codes for those of you who want to skip around:

00:02:31 - Music

01:40:22 - Television

02:46:16 - Movies

03:51:20 - Video Games

04:34:35 - Disappointments

Welcome back everybody, we all play a game you can't see or hear, Tony Hawk is the man, famous people are more likely to be rapists (probably), Cory is back home, Sam catches Cory in his driveway, Cory's car woes, hot babes in the military for recruiting, Kanye Watch 2K22, YouTube TV is hot garbage, MLB TV is bonkers, gym crack pots, people are becoming crazier, social media was a mistake, Gym markers/influencers/other jerks, a rumor about Sam, lots of talk about adult films, Skillet - Comatose Album Review, talkin' childhood schools, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, age of consent in Iran (we all knew you wanted to know), Cory's new wheels, manual transmission, the Nissan Cube, the Halloween Capital of the World, gym talk, Adam Levine cheating, Kanye is apparently losing his marbles, cheating in professional chess, cheating in professional fishing, Tom tries to find the origin of a potentially stolen joke, things you hear as a kid and believe without questioning, wild Christianity, Slime Rancher 2, new Pokemon, some game recommendations, blink-182's Take Off Your Pants and Jacket review, the evangelical gym, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, cut jokes, talking about Veggie Tales for some reason, moving on to Adventures in Odyssey, musings on Christian philosophy, Sam is beginning to enjoy the more wholesome things in life, revisiting The Rehearsal, Tom blathers on endlessly about Star Trek (feel free to skip), Tom went to Rocky Mountain National Park, Nebraska, Cory went to Austin, reviewing Relient K's MMHMM, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, Cory's fridge is a crime against humanity, genetic lineage testing, let's talk about Tom, Time Warner / Discovery Merger, Tom goes on about Blender, Metal Gear Solid's plot is wacky, Hideo Kojima, Mission Impossible 1 and 2 are the same movie, green ooze, the Death Stranding reveal, ad read #1, Vegetarians/Vegans and lab grown meat, Sam's ice breaker question, the 'Hipster' movement and doing things the old way, Sam's cat died, ad read #2, The Rehearsal, Thousand Foot Krutch - Phenomenon, The Dove Awards, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, listener analysis, preferred names, Sam's cherished Pepsi Blue, Cory talks Amazon, two types of workers, Vince McMahon retires, talkin' suicide, licking baby heads, Cory hasn't seen Starship Troopers, the Military-Industrial Complex seems pretty small, ad read #1, specialty orders, Cory is forced from his home (on his first day), ad read #2, Tom's sketch idea, ad read #3, The Circle Episode 2, reviewing John Reuben - Are We There Yet?, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, The Talk Shoppe: One Last Ride, playing off falling asleep, DOTA poisons Cory's brain, Sony attempts to compete with Microsoft's Game Pass, stupid Starbuck's size names, the worst poop Sam has ever taken, Twisted Metal, Overwatch 2, ad read #1, Detroit Become Human, Elliot Page, prostate bot, spooky things, Sam participates in a sleep study, getting fat, hair growth systems, ad read #2, being too nerdy for even other nerds, trying to promote The Talk Shoppe to people, #stopwarrape, ad read #3, watching The Circle S1E1, Revisiting The Ass - Episode 2 - Hawk Nelson's Letters to the President, purchasing exotic cars, what did we learn today?

The Talk Shoppe is proud to present something a little different! Sam has completed work on his next book and invites all of you, dear listeners, to join in. In this fourth episode, Sam reads Chapters 8 through 10 of The War Cleric.

Enjoy! And as always, your feedback is much appreciated.